Allied planners asked the public to send in holiday photos and postcards to identify possible places where troops could land on D-Day. The number they received exceeded all expectations! Read on to find out more. Object courtesy of Imperial War Museums #DDayIn80Objects
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Did you know welding required considerable training and skill to do effectively? This mask was worn by Edna Rushing when working for Higgins Industries in the New Orleans area. Object courtesy of National WWII Museum
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What is the connection between gooseberries and D-Day? Click on the link to find out! Object courtesy of The D-Day Story. #DDayIn80Objects .
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The German Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-8, was an effective fighter aircraft that was used to defend Normandy. On D-Day the Luftwaffe flew only seventy missions compared to nearly 15,000 Allied aircraft sorties.
Object courtesy of RAF Museum
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How do you choose 80 objects from 10 different museums to try and tell the full story of the Normandy Landings? Our curator will explain how the project 'D-Day In 80 Objects' was created at our next evening talk on Wednesday 24th April. For details visit: theddaystory.com/d-day-in-80-ob…

This small craft might not seem to pose a great risk to Allied ships. But German ‘Neger’ human torpedoes like this one posed a significant naval threat in the weeks after D-Day. Read more to discover why. Object courtesy of The National Museum of the Royal Navy #DDayIn80Objects
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The Jeep was one of the best-known and most widely-used Allied vehicles of the Second World War. We do not know the exact history of this vehicle but read more to discover the clue to its past history. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story.
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Airth was a medical officer on board Landing Ship, Tank 302 that was equipped for treating casualties on its return from France.
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Jerzy Kobryner wore this badge on his uniform during his service in Normandy. The 1st Polish Armoured Division was involved in some of the fiercest fighting towards the end of the Battle of Normandy.
Object courtesy of The D-Day Story.
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To counter mine detectors like this one, the Germans introduced non-metallic mines containing explosives made from wood or glass. These could only be found by systematically prodding the ground with a metal spike.
Object courtesy of National Army Museum
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This letter was written by a soldier of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. He gives a vivid description of his experiences landing on Juno beach on D-Day, and over the following weeks of fighting. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story.
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How could the Allies communicate with the French Resistance, when the occupying Nazi forces had confiscated civilian radios in France? The answer lay in this small radio set, known as a biscuit tin radio.
Object courtesy of Imperial War Museums
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As the British lacked an aircraft that was suited to carrying paratroops, they purchased Dakotas from the Americans. The aircraft that this cockpit belonged to was one of those that took part in D-Day.
Object courtesy of RAF Museum
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Did you know the Cross of Lorraine, which has one vertical and two horizontal bars, became the symbol of the Free French? Members of the French Resistance wore armbands like this as a kind of uniform. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story. #DDayIn80Objects
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The first Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) personnel arrived in France only days after D-Day to entertain the troops in off-duty moments. Photograph of Lorna Dean of ENSA in Normandy. Object courtesy of National Army Museum.
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This unusual drawing was taken from a German bunker on Gold Beach by a Royal Navy sailor, Mr W. Hobbs. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story.
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Did you know that specialists were needed to actually set foot on the French beaches to gain vital details about the defences such as mines and obstacles that the Germans were placing on them? Object courtesy of Imperial War Museums
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This shell was one of the largest types of shell fired by Allied warships. Each shell is the size of a person and could be fired to a distance of 19 miles (30.5km). Object courtesy of The National Museum of the Royal Navy #DDayIn80Objects
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Why is this vehicle so different from what a tank usually looks like? Unlike most tanks, it does not have a gun mounted in a turret. Look at its design and you will see clues to its intended role. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story. #DDayIn80Objects
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This parachute pack was worn by Private Oscar F. Prasse Jr. of the US 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day. Through an unusual set of circumstances, he left it behind in a Norman farmhouse after D-Day.
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